Sinclair Lewis

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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1920
  • Latest Book:
    February 2017
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Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • Main Street

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    Main Street is the story of a young idealistic woman who strives to bring about reform to her small town. The book shows much of the way of life during the time of the story. Published in the 1920's the book was highly acclaimed....

  • It Can't Happen Here

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    “The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.” -- SalonIt Can’t Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis’s later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragili...

  • Dodsworth

    Dodsworth is a satirical novel by American writer Sinclair Lewis, about a retired fellow and his wife who tour Europe together in the 1920''s. On their extensive travels across Europe they are soon caught up in vastly different lifestyles, and as the...

  • Babbitt

    George F. Babbitt, a conniving, prosperous real estate man from Zenith, Ohio, revels in his popularity, his success, and, especially, in the material rewards they bring. He bullies his wife, flirts with other women, and patronizes the less successful...

  • Elmer Gantry

    Possibly the best student of hypocrisy since Voltaire This portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist-who lives a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and self-indulgence-is also the chronicle of a reign of vulgarity, which but for Lewis would have left no re...

  • Arrowsmith

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (7th February, 1885 " 10th January, 1951) was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930 "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of chara...

  • The Job

    This early work by Sinclair Lewis was originally published in 1917 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA in 1885. A lonely and socially awkward child, Lewis tri...

  • Kingsblood Royal

    A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood a typical middle-American banker with a co...

  • Buffalo Gordon


    The first novel in an ambitious new series, a fictional history of the west as seen through the eyes of runaway slave Nate Gordon. He has returned to Louisiana as Sergeant Major Nate Gordon of the Tenth United States Cavalry. His job, to recruit ...



  • Lewis: Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry: Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth

    Written at the height of his powers, the three novels included in this Library of America volume continue the vigorous unmasking of the pretenses and hypocrisies of American middle-class life that Sinclair Lewis began in Main Street and Babbitt. T...

  • Our Mr. Wrenn

    "Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man" is a 1914 novel by Sinclair Lewis - the first to be published under his real name. Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer and playwright. In 193...

  • Go East, Young Man

    A brand-new collection of Sinclair Lewis's prolific body of short fiction, focusing on the author's primary concerns: the issue of class, work and money in America....

  • The Minnesota Stories of Sinclair Lewis

    Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, applied subversive satire and razor wit in his portrayals of American life. Born and raised in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, he was one of the earliest writers to attack the myth of ...

  • Selected Short Stories Of Sinclair Lewis

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first American writer to received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Best known for his novels, including Babbitt, Main Street, Dodswort...

  • The Cat of the Stars

    The Cat of the Stars is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive ...

  • The Ghost Patrol

    The Ghost Patrol is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the ...

  • The Kidnaped Memorial

    The Kidnaped Memorial is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive...

  • Moths in the ARC Light

    Moths in the Arc Light is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receiv...

  • Speed

    Speed is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize...



  • Things

    Things is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Priz...

  • The Willow Walk

    The Willow Walk is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the N...

  • Young Man Axelbrod

    Young Man Axelbrod is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 " January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive th...

  • Work of Art

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art ...

  • Gideon Planish

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art ...

  • The Prodigal Parents

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art ...

  • Short Stories

    Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 " 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic ar...

  • Martin Arrowsmith

    This volume contains Sinclair Lewis's 1925 novel, "Martin Arrowsmith". It tells the story of an aspiring scientist who goes from a small Midwest town to the highest levels of the scientific community. Masterfully written and utterly engag...

  • Free Air

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • The Boy Scouts Of The Eagle Patrol

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    The dark growth of scrub oak and pine parted suddenly and the lithe figure of a boy of about seventeen emerged suddenly into the little clearing. The lad who had so abruptly materialized from the close-growing vegetation peculiar to the region about ...



  • The Innocents

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    The Innocents was written by Sinclair Lewis and first published in 1917. If this were a ponderous work of realism, such as the author has attempted to write, and will doubtless essay again, it would be perilous to dedicate it to the splendid assembly...

  • The Post-Mortem Murder

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    Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original te...

  • The Trail of the Hawk

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    This volume contains Sinclair Lewis's 1915 novel, "The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life". The story revolves around the life of Carl Ericson and follows him through his early life to maturity. This humorous and maste...

Award-Winning Books by Sinclair Lewis

Elmer Gantry
2009 Audies -- Literary Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sinclair Lewis has published 32 books.

Sinclair Lewis does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Free Air, was published in February 2017.

The first book by Sinclair Lewis, Main Street, was published in January 1920.

No. Sinclair Lewis does not write books in series.
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